Every year, the Belgian fire brigade extinguishes around 10,000 fires in companies and family homes. More than a third of these fires start in the kitchen or living room. The causes vary from short circuits to – we’re not kidding – explosive smartphones. Are you sure your home and workplace are as fire safe as can be? These tips can save lives!

Will smart cities have taken over the world by 2026? Probably not. But there is no doubt smart cities are in fact on the rise. A lot of money is being pumped into smart city solutions all over the world as we speak. “Nearly 37 billion euro in 2017 alone”, claims market research firm Navigant Research. The agency is convinced that, by 2026, smart cities will have a market value of around 90 billion euros. Still, smart cities remain a...

The smart home market is on the rise and will only expand in the coming six years, according to the latest figures from Strategy Analytics. Last year, consumers spent about 17 billion dollars on smart home applications worldwide. In 2022, they’ll spend about 50 billion dollars. The explanation for this exponential growth? CES 2017 made it clear that smart gadgets such as Amazon’s 'Alexa' have a massive fan base. But there is more to it:...

Home automation has made great leaps in the last few years. It should come as no surprise, then, that more and more consumers are introducing smart technology into their homes. But not everyone is on board just yet. Some consumers still associate smart homes with a hefty price tag, cumbersome installation – including renovations – and complex instruction manuals. They couldn’t be more wrong, though, because any architect or expert on...

Is your company planning to move to new premises? As of January 1, 2017, businesses are required to (partially) generate green power for each new company building, using their green energy source of choice. The vast majority of Flemish companies chooses to ignore wind turbines, water turbines, geothermal and biomass, opting for solar panels instead. A notable trend, but certainly not a surprising one. Not only are solar panels the most...